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Sibley farm is home to Chianina Heifer of Iowa award winner

Published 08/22/2011, Worthington Daily Globe

SIBLEY, Iowa — When Cassandra Gradert traveled to southern Iowa last fall to choose a heifer calf for her final year of competition in the FFA beef show circuit, she had no idea she would be walking away from the Iowa State Fairgrounds with a grand champion banner, hoards of purple ribbons and the honor of showing the Overall Chianina Heifer of Iowa, an award given only to animals born and raised in the state.

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